NOV Inc’s recent filing unveils that its Director HARRISON DAVID D unloaded Company’s shares for reported $28722.0 on Nov 20 ’24. In the deal valued at $16.10 per share,1,784 shares were sold. As a result of this transaction, HARRISON DAVID D now holds 110,951 shares worth roughly $1.64 million.
Then, Livingston Scott B. sold 29,410 shares, generating $485,085 in total proceeds. Upon selling the shares at $16.49, the insider now owns 61,752 shares.
Before that, Rovig Joseph W sold 73,256 shares. NOV Inc shares valued at $1,201,076 were divested by the President – Energy Equipment at a price of $16.40 per share. As a result of the transaction, Rovig Joseph W now holds 191,567 shares, worth roughly $2.83 million.
Piper Sandler initiated its NOV Inc [NOV] rating to a Neutral in a research note published on December 19, 2024; the price target was $17. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including Citigroup’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid November from “a Buy” to “a Neutral”. TD Cowen also remained covering NOV and reiterated its “Buy” recommendation on October 28, 2024. Wells Fargo revised its rating on September 25, 2024. It rated NOV as “an Underweight” which previously was an “an Equal weight”.
Price Performance Review of NOV
On Friday, NOV Inc [NYSE:NOV] saw its stock jump 0.54% to $14.78. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 2.43%. NOV Inc shares have risen nearly 1.23% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -27.26% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $21.23 was reached on 01/02/25, a 52-week low of $13.94 was recorded on 01/03/25. SMA at 50 days reached $15.46, while 200 days put it at $17.40.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For NOV Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 14.58, which if violated will result in even more drops to 14.39. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 14.91. A further resistance level may holdings at 15.05. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 45.65, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 0.19, which suggests price will go down in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 34.25%. Stochastics %K at 53.85% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in NOV Inc?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in NOV Inc stocks on 2024-12-13, growing by 1.92 million shares to a total of 17.08 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-11-15 was 15.16 million shares. There was a rise of 11.22%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on July 29, 2024 when TD Cowen resumed its ‘”a Buy”‘ rating for the stock and retained the price target to $28.
